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DJANGO UNCHAINED #2 Based on the Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino Adapted by Reginald Hudlin Art by R.M. Guerra and Jason LaTour Release Date: February 13, 2013 The comic adaptation of Quentin Tarantino’s latest big screen tour continues, with Django and Schultz confronting their first bounty and the ramifications of that action playing out to violent…

KATANA #1 Written by Ann Nocenti Art by Alex Sanchez and Matt Yackey Release Date: February 13, 2013 From the pages of Justice League of America comes Katana, Japanese swordswoman and recent American resident, searching for answers about the Soultaker — her own katana and repository for a centuries old legend of insanity and violence.…

SCARLET #6 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Alex Maleev Release Date: February 6, 2013 Welcome back, Scarlet! After more than a year’s hiatus in publication, chapter two of one woman’s fight against widespread police and political corruption begins in earnest. Victim of unwarranted assault by the Portland P.D., Scarlet Rue has become something…

ALL NEW X-MEN #7 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by David Marquez Release Date: February 6, 2013 The title has finally settled down. The shock and awe of the concept and characters have passed, and the mutant community (and readers) are now coping with the All New X-Men in their lives. Mystique is a…

EARTH 2 #9 Written by James Robinson Art by Nicola Scott and Trevor Scott Release Date: February 6, 2013 Every once in a while, when I pick up Earth 2 and it feels like the whole world is still sorting itself out, I remind myself that James Robinson and Nicola Scott have taken on a…

FEARLESS DEFENDERS #1 Written by Cullen Bunn Art by Will Sliney Release Date: February 6, 2013 The cry for well written female-lead comics over the past year has continued to get louder, and Marvel is answering this year. Their latest submission, Fearless Defenders, hits strong and hard. Cullen Bunn is purposefully keeping the focus of issue…

NEW AVENGERS #3 Written by Jonathan Hickman Art by Steve Epting Release Date: February 6, 2013 The issue with a little bit of everything. A new member is brought in, the gems are finally brought together, and one of the more shocking endings to a comic I have seen in quite a while. I never…

FLASH GORDON: THE TYRANT OF MONGO Written by Don Moore Art by Alex Raymond Published by Titan Books Retail Price: $39.95 Three years ago, McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern published an issue in the form of a newspaper, calling itself The San Francisco Panorama. This “newspaper” included a sixteen page comics section, not so much as a…

FAIRY QUEST #1 Written by Paul Jenkins Art by Humberto Ramos Release date: February 6, 2013 A Kickstarter darling from the minds of Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos, this series is now being re-released in a single issue format by BOOM! Studios. The comic focuses primarily on Red Riding Hood, her Wolf, and their quest…

GREEN ARROW #17 Written by Jeff Lemire Art by Andrea Sorrentino Release Date: February 6, 2013 If there was ever a symbol for what fans disliked about DC Comics’ relaunch with the New 52, it’s Oliver Queen. Like most of the characters peppering the DC Universe, he got younger, his backstory simpler and supporting cast…